UK launches search for new RAF Hawk trainer and Red Arrows aircraft
On Friday 22 May 2026, the Red Arrows transited into Crete ahead of a weekend of events featuring a flypast over the Commonwealth memorial cemetary and the first public display of the season. A THRILLING new display is being perfected and polished by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. The Red Arrows are in Greece, making full use of more settled weather to add finishing touches to a show that will be seen by millions this summer. The pre-season preparations overseas are called Exercise Springhawk and
UK launches search for new RAF Hawk trainer and Red Arrows aircraft
The UK has launched the process to replace its RAF Hawk T1 and T2 fleets, with manufacturers invited to propose options for a future Jet Training System.
Defence

10 Aug 2026

ZD or VP-G: Gibraltar launches its own aircraft registry with 6 possible prefixes
GAR Gibraltar aircraft registry
ZD or VP-G: Gibraltar launches its own aircraft registry with 6 possible prefixes
Gibraltar has launched its own aircraft registry with a distinctive ZD nationality mark, with an earlier VP-G prefix also available.
Aerospace

10 Aug 2026

Farrans appointed to build new Stansted Airport skylinks
Stansted transformation. Aerial view of skylinks connecting to extended terminal building.
Farrans appointed to build new Stansted Airport skylinks
Stansted Airport’s new skylink walkways will be central to transforming it into Europe’s largest single terminal airport.
Aerospace

9 Aug 2026

ZD or VP-G: Gibraltar launches its own aircraft registry with 6 possible prefixes
GAR Gibraltar aircraft registry
ZD or VP-G: Gibraltar launches its own aircraft registry with 6 possible prefixes
Gibraltar has launched its own aircraft registry with a distinctive ZD nationality mark, with an earlier VP-G prefix also available.
Aerospace

10 Aug 2026

The solar storm behind the Northern Lights is helping reshape how the UK protects its skies
Solar fireworks caught on camera
The solar storm behind the Northern Lights is helping reshape how the UK protects its skies
A £20 million UK programme is transforming how scientists forecast severe solar storms, helping protect aviation, satellites, GPS navigation and the electricity grid.
Space

8 Aug 2026

New retail crime reporting technology helps Met Police bring shoplifters to justice
New Scotland Yard sign
New retail crime reporting technology helps Met Police bring shoplifters to justice
The Metropolitan Police have introduced new technology to help officers identify, arrest and prosecute more shoplifters.
Security

6 Aug 2026

The solar storm behind the Northern Lights is helping reshape how the UK protects its skies
Solar fireworks caught on camera
The solar storm behind the Northern Lights is helping reshape how the UK protects its skies
A £20 million UK programme is transforming how scientists forecast severe solar storms, helping protect aviation, satellites, GPS navigation and the electricity grid.
Space

8 Aug 2026

UK launches search for new RAF Hawk trainer and Red Arrows aircraft
On Friday 22 May 2026, the Red Arrows transited into Crete ahead of a weekend of events featuring a flypast over the Commonwealth memorial cemetary and the first public display of the season. A THRILLING new display is being perfected and polished by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. The Red Arrows are in Greece, making full use of more settled weather to add finishing touches to a show that will be seen by millions this summer. The pre-season preparations overseas are called Exercise Springhawk and
UK launches search for new RAF Hawk trainer and Red Arrows aircraft
The UK has launched the process to replace its RAF Hawk T1 and T2 fleets, with manufacturers invited to propose options for a future Jet Training System.
Defence

10 Aug 2026

The solar storm behind the Northern Lights is helping reshape how the UK protects its skies
Solar fireworks caught on camera
The solar storm behind the Northern Lights is helping reshape how the UK protects its skies
A £20 million UK programme is transforming how scientists forecast severe solar storms, helping protect aviation, satellites, GPS navigation and the electricity grid.
Space

8 Aug 2026

First MEWSIC electronic warfare system delivered to the MoD as Royal Navy capability advances
An F-35B landing on HMS Prince of Wales, one of the Royal Navy wearships on which MEWSIC is set to be installed. Image: U.K. MoD © Crown copyright 2024
First MEWSIC electronic warfare system delivered to the MoD as Royal Navy capability advances
The first production MEWSIC electronic warfare system has been delivered to the UK MoD, advancing the Royal Navy’s next-generation electronic warfare capability.
Defence

7 Aug 2026

Breakthrough UK device to combat global prison drug epidemic
foster+freeman drug detection tool for prisons
Breakthrough UK device to combat global prison drug epidemic
Designed to instantly detect synthetic cannabinoids smuggled into secure facilities, the rapid detection tool – invented in Bath and manufactured in the West Midlands – is set for immediate global export.
Security

7 Aug 2026

New retail crime reporting technology helps Met Police bring shoplifters to justice
New Scotland Yard sign
New retail crime reporting technology helps Met Police bring shoplifters to justice
The Metropolitan Police have introduced new technology to help officers identify, arrest and prosecute more shoplifters.
Security

6 Aug 2026

NATO moves beyond air policing as Black Sea defence mission evolves
UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons tax on the runway of Borcea Air Base in Romania. The UK Royal Air Force has concluded its NATO enhanced Air Policing deployment (eAP) safeguarding NATO airspace on the Alliance's south-eastern flank.
NATO moves beyond air policing as Black Sea defence mission evolves
The completion of the RAF’s latest deployment to Romania marks more than another fighter rotation, as NATO integrates traditional air policing into a broader defensive network built to counter missiles, drones and increasingly complex threats.
Defence

6 Aug 2026

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